LANIUS SUBCORONATUS.—Smith. 



AvES.— Plate LXVIII. 



L. supra nigro-brmineus, griseo-tlnctiis, infra albus, pectore abdomincque rosco-tinctis ; pluniis scapulatis 

 albi;:, fasciain obliquam albani formantibus ; crisso caudseqiie tectricibus superioribus cinereis ; fronte 

 superciliisque flavo-albis. 



LoNGlTUDO a rostri apico ad basin cauda' -1 unc ; caudii: -i^ uuc. 



Colour. — The top of the head, tlie upper and lateral parts of the neck, the 

 interscapular feathers, and the back, dark umber-brown, with a strong grey 

 gloss; the rump and upper tail coverts dark ash-grey. Wings dark umber- 

 brown, the primary quill feathers and several of the secondaries white near 

 their base, and always some of them narrowly tipped with white. The 

 scapular feathers are pure white, and form a broad oblique band of that 

 colour on each side of the back at the base of the wing. The four middle 

 tail-feathers are liver-brown, the two next on each side liver-brown towards 

 the base, white towards the points, the remaining two of each side white 

 with liver-brown shafts. Throat Avhite, breast and belly dusky white 

 with a rosy tint. The side of the head behind the eye is crossed with 

 a broad brownish black band which passes to the side of the neck ; the front 

 and eyebrows are yellowish white. Eyes dark brown. Bill livid brown, and 

 semi-diaphanous. Legs and toes blackish brown. 



Form, &c.— Typical. Bill robust, and rather short, culmen towards frontal 

 feathers rather sharp, hook at apex of upper mandible moderately developed, 

 tooth small and acute. The wings rather long, and when folded reach over 

 the first fourth of the tail ; the fourth quill feather rather longest, the third and 

 fifth equal and slightly shorter, the second and sixth equal, and about half an 

 inch shorter than the fifth, the first about half the length of the second. Tail 

 long, narrow and much graduated, the two centre feathers rather the longest, 

 the next on each side rather shorter, the other four successively shorter, the 

 outermost about two inches shorter than the two middle ones. Tarsi and toes 

 moderately robust, the former distinctly scutellated in front, entire behind. 

 The outer and inner toes of equal length, and rather shorter and less robust 



